Will, DE, Kent, Ruth Reynolds, 1784

In the name of God Amen

I RUTH REYNOLDS being weak of body yet of sound and disposing mind and memory have
thought fit to commit to writing this my last will and testament and herein to
order and dispose of my affairs and to give and bequeath what it has pleased God to
bestow upon me in this world if the goods and chattels there of to the different
persons here after mentioned and in the following legacies to each and after my
just debts are paid and settled but of the same in the manner as followeth:

And FIRST I give and bequeath to my son WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER one feather bed and
furniture likewise some pewter, the one half thereof when divided, likewise one
trunk and one iron pot, likewise one young mare and one cow and calf & c.

And SECONDLY I give and bequeath to my son JAMES CHRISTOPHER one feather bed and
furniture likewise the one half of my pewter, when divided, likewise one cupboard,
one cow and calf and one young horse colt and one iron pot & c. Likewise one sow
and pigs.

And THIRDLY I give and bequeath my son JOHN CHRISTOPHER one large chest & c.

And FOURTHLY I give and bequeath to my daughter ELIZABETH CORDRAY all my wearing
apparel and likewise my desire is that my son-in-law THOMAS CORDRAY should
administer on the whole.

And FIFTHLY I request that the accounts may be regular by settled with my son-in-
law BENJAMIN DAILEY and his return & c.

This, by the grace of God, I have been enabled to commit to writing this my last
will and testament and I do hereby acknowledge the same to be my last will and
desire and set my hand onto the affixed seal hereof in the presence of these
Witnesses on the 25th day of December in the year of Our Lord 1784.

RUTH REYNOLDS {seal, her + mark}

THOMAS SHEPHERD
ESTHER SHEPHERD




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                          Will, DE, Kent, Ruth Reynolds, 1784

Delaware State
Kent County

Personally appeared before me, THOMAS RODNEY Esquire register for the probate of
wills and granting letters of administration in the county of Kent, THOMAS SHEPHERD
one of these subscribing witnesses in the within will and JAMES HALFIELD who
present at the execution thereof and being solemnly affirmed say that they saw the
testator RUTH REYNOLDS sign and seal and heard her publish and declare the within
instrument of writing as and for her last will and testament and that at the time
of her so doing and saying she was to the best of their knowledge and belief of
sound disposing mind and memory that the said THOMAS SHEPHERD signed as a witness
at her request and in her presents and they at the same time I saw ESTHER SHEPHERD
sign as one other witness.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 11th day of January
1785

THOMAS RODNEY, register

Be it remembered that on the 11th day of January 1785 that the last will and
testament of RUTH REYNOLDS, deceased, was proven hand approved in due form and
letters testamentary at the same time granted to THOMAS CORDRAY the administrator
there in named who was sworn to execute the same agreeable to law.




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